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{{Infobox musical artist<br />
| name = Chronic Xorn<br />
| image = Chronic Xorn.png<br />
| image_size = 150<br />
| caption = Chronic Xorn Logo<br />
| alias =<br />
| origin = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]<br />
| genre = [[Metalcore]],<br />
[[Melodic Death Metal]]<br />
| instrument =<br />
| years_active = 2007–present <!-- Formed: October 2007 --><br />
| label = Six Inch Nails, [[Rooh Music]]<br />
| associated_acts =<br />
| website = {{URL|www.chronicxorn.com}}<br />
| current_members = Sunny (Vocals) <br> Suvam (Guitar/vocals) <br> Biswarup (Guitar) <br> Soumyadeep (Bass) <br> Dipayan (Drums)<br />
| past_members = Tamaghna (Drums) <br> Anindya (Guitar) <br> Angshuman (Bass)<br />
}}<br />
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'''Chronic Xorn''' ({{lang-bn|ক্রনীক জর্ন}}), is a [[metalcore]] band, based in [[Kolkata]], [[India]]. ''Chronic Xorn'' started in 2008, and shot to prominence after being featured in October 2009 in Headbanger's India.<br />
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== History ==<br />
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=== Early years (2007–2009) ===<br />
In 2010, ''Chronic Xorn'' was signed by Six Inch Nails Records, making them the first band to receive a record label from [[East India|Eastern India]] and has released its debut album entitled Death Destruction on May 14, 2010. ''Chronic Xorn'' has a history of playing alongside supporting bands like Parkway Drive (Australia), Nervo Chaos (Brazil) and Indian heavy weights like Demonic Resurrection, Kryptos, Scribe and many more. The band has also played in 2010 at the Summer Storm Festival supporting Nothnegal (Singapore), Festival headlined by Lamb Of God.<br />
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The band has done a nationwide tour in October in support of their new album ''From Mercy'' consisting of cities like Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Guwahati, Shillong. In the tour the Chronic Xorn has played in fests supporting International acts like Children of Bodom, Dawn of Demise, Cypher 16 and Gone In April apart from Indian metal giants like Bhayanak Maut, Demonic Resurrection and from mainstream artistes like Raghu Dixit, Shaa’ir & Func, Indian Ocean to Bollywood sensations like [[Sunidhi Chauhan]] and Javed Ali. Travis Montgomery of the highly esteemed metal band Threat Signal, [[Canada]] has played a guest guitar solo in the title track of the album which is considered quite a great accomplishment in the Indian Metal community.<br />
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Chronic Xorn is the first metal band in India to release an album from a commercial record label and is the first band to have the physical body circulation in the music stores throughout India, since albums by Indian metal bands are not available physically in the music stores in India.<br />
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=== ''Death Destruction Sermon'' (2009–2010) ===<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| italic_title = no<br />
| name = ''Death Destruction Sermon''<br />
| type = EP<br />
| artist = Chronic Xorn<br />
| cover = Chronic Xorn - Death Destruction Sermon.jpg<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = July 27, 2010<br />
| recorded = 2010<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Melodic Metalcore]]<br />
| length = 25:45<br />
| label = Six Inch Nails<br />
| producer = Chronic Xorn<br />
| chronology = Studio album<br />
| prev_title =<br />
| prev_year =<br />
| next_title =<br />
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}}<br />
''Death Destruction Sermon'' is their latest EP which was released in 2010. The EP consists of six tracks and the full-length of the EP is 00:25:45.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chronic Xorn – Death Destruction Sermon|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chronic-xorn/id381858722|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]|date=Jul 27, 2010}}</ref> The EP is one of the highest selling heavy metal albums in India and has even been sold at various parts of Europe and USA. The EP received good ratings from both the European and Indian music magazines.<br />
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==== Track listing ====<br />
{{Track listing<br />
| title1 = My Little Obsession<br />
| writer1 = Chronic Xorn<br />
| length1 = 4:22<br />
| title2 = Necropolis<br />
| writer2 = Chronic Xorn<br />
| length2 = 5:16<br />
| title3 = Death.Destruction.Sermon<br />
| writer3 = Chronic Xorn<br />
| length3 = 4:55<br />
| title4 = The Funeral Song<br />
| writer4 = Chronic Xorn<br />
| length4 = 4:20<br />
| title5 = Afraid of the Unseen<br />
| writer5 = Chronic Xorn<br />
| length5 = 3:57<br />
| title6 = Psychic Catastrophe<br />
| writer6 = Chronic Xorn<br />
| length6 = 2:55<br />
}}<br />
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==Critical reception==<br />
<!-- Reviewers --><br />
[[Sputnikmusic]]<br />
Score: {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Anshul Kaushal">{{cite web|url = https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/51847/Chronic-Xorn-Death-Destruction-Sermon/ | title = Chronic Xorn – Death Destruction Sermon (album review) | author = Anshul Kaushal | website = [[Sputnikmusic]] | date = 16 September 2012 | accessdate = 16 September 2012 }}</ref><br />
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Upon its release, Death Destruction Sermon was met with mostly positive response.<br />
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In a positive review of the album, Anshul Kaushal at SputnikMusic said the album "stands tall as the first metal album from East India and one of the finest in the genre by an Indian band"<br />
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<!-- DO NOT ADD ANY RED LINKED OR NON-NOTABLE SOURCES AS THEY AREN'T CONSIDERED A RELIABLE REVIEW SOURCE --><br />
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=== ''From Mercy'' (2010–2012) ===<br />
Chronic Xorn released their debut album ''From Mercy'' on 3 October 2012. The album consists of eleven tracks. There are two tracks ''Necropolis'' and ''Death Destruction Sermon'', which are the remakes of their previous EP released in 2010. The album also features ''Travis Montgomery'' from the band [[Threat Signal]], [[Canada]], playing a guest solo for the track ''From Mercy''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chronic Xorn – From Mercy|url=http://metalbase.in/chronic-xorn-release-their-debut-album-from-mercy/|website=metalbase.in|date=Oct 3, 2012|access-date=November 25, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218023824/http://metalbase.in/chronic-xorn-release-their-debut-album-from-mercy/|archive-date=February 18, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Various songs from this album were aired in Full Metal Racket Radio Show, 103.2 Preston FM (United Kingdom), Planet Metal Radio Show (France), Painkiller Metal Show (Belgium), The Pit Radio Show (United Kingdom), Washington Bangla Radio (India).<br />
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==== Track listing ====<br />
{{Track listing<br />
| title1 = Regression<br />
| writer1 = Chronic Xorn<br />
| length1 = 2:45<br />
| title2 = Die<br />
| writer2 = Chronic Xorn<br />
| length2 = 4:17<br />
| title3 = Necropolis<br />
| writer3 = Chronic Xorn<br />
| length3 = 5:16<br />
| title4 = Surge Of Guilt<br />
| writer4 = Chronic Xorn<br />
| length4 = 4:59<br />
| title5 = From Mercy<br />
| writer5 = Chronic Xorn<br />
| length5 = <br />
| title6 = Wrath’s Black Rain<br />
| writer6 = Chronic Xorn<br />
| length6 = 4:39<br />
| title7 = Bleeding<br />
| writer7 = Chronic Xorn<br />
| length7 = 4:37<br />
| title8 = Valentine Of Nightmares<br />
| writer8 = Chronic Xorn<br />
| length8 = 4:13<br />
| title9 = Deliverance<br />
| writer9 = Chronic Xorn<br />
| length9 = 2:05<br />
| title10 = Lick It To Die<br />
| writer10 = Chronic Xorn<br />
| length10 = 4:52<br />
| title11 = Death Destruction Sermon<br />
| writer11 = Chronic Xorn<br />
| length11 = 4:55<br />
}}<br />
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=== ''Touring and side projects'' (2012–present) ===<br />
They were a part of FIREBALL 2012 which is one of the biggest music festivals held in the north east India. On March 28, 2012, the band announced their opening up of their own music school, ''Xorn School of Music (XSM)'', to educate about metalcore and maybe even heavy metal music. On April 18, 2013, the band headlined in EKSTASI 2013 held at Camellia School Of Engineering & Technology and on May 4, 2013, they performed at [[Eclecia]] 2013, [[Heritage Institute of Technology]]. On 23 August 2013, they headlined the EASTERN DARKFEST at [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh, along with many other international bands, Lotus Of Darkness (Thailand), Godsire (Singapore) and Brothers (Bangladesh), Satanik, Sent Men Revolt, Stygian Oath.<br />
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== Band members ==<br />
{{col-begin}}<br />
{{col-2}}<br />
;Current members<br />
* Sunny (Vocals)<br />
* Suvam (Guitar/vocals)<br />
* Biswarup (Guitar)<br />
* Soumyadeep (Bass)<br />
* Dipayan (Drums)<br />
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{{col-2}}<br />
;Former members<br />
* Tamaghna (drums)<br />
* Anindya (guitar)<br />
* Abhinav (guitar)<br />
* Jeet (bass)<br />
* Sambit (drums)<br />
* Angshuman (Bass)<br />
{{col-end}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Bangla Rock]]<br />
* [[Princeton Club Kolkata|Princeton Club]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
{{refbegin}}<br />
#{{cite news<br />
|title=You've got another thing coming<br />
|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-11/news-and-interviews/28224673_1_band-metal-second-edition<br />
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122165356/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-11/news-and-interviews/28224673_1_band-metal-second-edition<br />
|url-status=dead<br />
|archive-date=November 22, 2011<br />
|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]<br />
|date=Dec 11, 2010<br />
}}<br />
#{{cite news<br />
|title=Upcoming rock and metal bands in India.<br />
|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-27/kolkata/28301272_1_band-rock-kolkata<br />
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122161854/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-27/kolkata/28301272_1_band-rock-kolkata<br />
|url-status=dead<br />
|archive-date=November 22, 2011<br />
|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]<br />
|date=Jul 27, 2010<br />
}}<br />
#{{cite news<br />
|title=Music lovers have a ball<br />
|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-04/kolkata/28063176_1_music-lovers-new-kenilworth-hotel-bands<br />
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122173439/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-04/kolkata/28063176_1_music-lovers-new-kenilworth-hotel-bands<br />
|url-status=dead<br />
|archive-date=November 22, 2011<br />
|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]<br />
|date=Nov 4, 2009<br />
}}<br />
#{{cite news<br />
|title=Chronic Xorn at Someplace Else.<br />
|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-04/kolkata/28313814_1_musical-evening-band-metal<br />
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122171645/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-04/kolkata/28313814_1_musical-evening-band-metal<br />
|url-status=dead<br />
|archive-date=November 22, 2011<br />
|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]<br />
|date=Jul 4, 2010<br />
}}<br />
#{{cite news<br />
|title=Make some noise, what?<br />
|url=http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HKL/2011/04/12/ArticleHtmls/Make-some-noise-what-12042011101033.shtml?Mode=1<br />
|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]<br />
|accessdate=July 26, 2011<br />
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114193639/http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/PUBLICATIONS/HT/HKL/2011/04/12/ArticleHtmls/Make-some-noise-what-12042011101033.shtml?Mode=1<br />
|archive-date=January 14, 2012<br />
|url-status=dead<br />
}}<br />
#{{cite news<br />
|title=TAKE FIVE<br />
|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100717/jsp/entertainment/story_12691865.jsp<br />
|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]<br />
|date=July 17, 2010<br />
|location=Calcutta, India<br />
|first=Mohua<br />
|last=Das<br />
}}<br />
#{{cite news<br />
|title=Metal all the way<br />
|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101028/jsp/entertainment/story_13108090.jsp<br />
|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]<br />
|date=October 28, 2010<br />
|location=Calcutta, India<br />
}}<br />
#{{cite news<br />
|title=Headbangers<br />
|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090430/jsp/entertainment/story_10894415.jsp<br />
|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]<br />
|date=April 30, 2009<br />
|location=Calcutta, India<br />
}}<br />
{{refend}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.myspace.com/chronicxorn Chronic Xorn – Myspace]<br />
* [http://www.reverbnation.com/chronicxorn Chronic Xorn – Reverbnation]<br />
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